Fundraising and Philanthropy Executive

About Us

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 15 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of 3,500 personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

Job Purpose

GOAL is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Fundraising and Philanthropy Executive, with experience working with major donors and partners, to join our dynamic team. This role reports to the Senior Fundraising Manager - Philanthropy and Partnerships in GOAL and will play a crucial role in cultivating and stewarding relationships with high-net-worth individuals and major donors to raise much needed funds and support for our humanitarian programmes.

The ideal candidate will be a confident networker with strategic mindset and have a track record of major gift fundraising success, while having a passion for humanitarian work to effectively support GOAL's mission and programs worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategies to identify, cultivate, and solicit major donors while building and managing a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors.
• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive major giving programme to include nurturing key relationships through personalised engagement, regular communication, and tailored stewardship activities.
• Plan and execute major donor cultivation events, donor briefings, and other engagement opportunities to deepen relationships and showcase the impact of donor support.
• Establish and lead major giving philanthropic committee or circles, with the aim of identifying, evaluating, and supporting various philanthropic fundraising and networking initiatives.
• Prepare compelling proposals, presentations, and funding requests tailored to the interests and preferences of major donors, ensuring alignment with their philanthropic goals and priorities.
• Conduct research and analysis of the current donor database to identify major gift prospects and segment donors based on capacity, interest, giving history, and relationship with GOAL.
• Develop comprehensive donor profiles and prospect briefs, integrating relevant information and insights to inform cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Provide exceptional stewardship to major donors, ensuring timely and personalised acknowledgment, recognition, and reporting on the impact of their contributions. Create and share persuasive communication materials that convey the impact of major gifts.
• Collaborate with the fundraising team to identify new major gift prospects and optimise donor engagement strategies
• Implement best practices in donor recognition and confidentiality.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience developing and managing relationships with donors including high value donors, and key philanthropic relationships within the charitable sector ideally.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute successful fundraising strategies, with a track record of securing high-value donations.
• Proven experience and results in stewarding donors including high value donors along the donor journey and successfully facilitating the request and receipt of donations.
• Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, build and maintain relationships
• Present and pitch with confidence. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the proven ability to articulate be persuasive both in writing and in person.
• Strategic and target driven. Must be focused on achieving agreed objectives and income targets. Ideally with experience in successfully delivering on large capital campaigns with €1M+ targets. 
• A skilled relationship builder who will develop GOAL’s high value major gifts donor base by building a strong network of prospective donors and influencers.

*GOAL offers staff flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin**

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed.  At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment.hq@goal.ie 

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. 

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.